Seattle doesn’t care about celebrities. We’re just fine with our own collection of local notables: Dale Chihuly, the guy that dresses like Link, the Mariner Moose. (But never Ichiro, because Ichiro is just so over.) Still, sometimes one’s own inner fangirl can get the better of even the most espresso-hardened Seattleite, sending them screaming to a police barricade while Grey’s Anatomy films in Pioneer Square. Yes, I mean you, so just admit it.

But the P-I? The P-I loves celebrities. The P-I’s inner fangirl is always present and accounted for. So of course they were on the scene and reporting the most important story of the day: some guy from Laguna Beach got arrested at the waterfront Marriott. The P-I’s story is too boring even for quotation, so I turn to the LA Times for a more colorful account:

Wahler yelled at the guard, shoved him, punched him in the mouth and then fled, police said. He was found passed out in the hotel’s third-floor hallway, police said, and after being awakened, bragged that he was rich while shouting threats and racial epithets at an officer. [#]

The P-I’s celeb coverage doesn’t stop there, though! There’s also a new frontpage feature called “Star Sightings.” Now, you might think that this feature includes so-called star sightings that actually took place in Seattle. Tsk tsk, dear reader. Think outside the box! Rather, this feature is a slideshow of wire photos taken around the country. Oh look! Kevin Bacon on stage at Carnegie Hall! What a scoop! Congrats to the P-I on yet another thrilling feature. While the Seattle Times is off getting a Pulitzer nod for a series on improperly sealed court files [mb], you’re dedicating part of your front page to AP photos of LeAnn Rimes and Brad Garrett. Way to go.

People in the news: Another arresting visit for actor [P-I]
Star Sightings [P-I]